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Falcon-9 (B1)  Falcon-9 (v1.1)  Falcon-9 (v1.2)  Falcon-9 (v1.2+)  Falcon-9 Heavy
Overall
Vehicle
Operational from 04.06.2010 29.09.2013 22.12.2015 11.05.2018 06.02.2018
  to 01.03.2013 17.01.2016 29.06.2018 22.10.2023 13.10.2023
Orbital flights   5 15 37 210 8
Payload weight t ISS ~7.00 GTO 4.85 GTO ~5.50 GTO ~6.00 GTO ~26.7
Gross liftoff weight t ~333.5 ~513 ~567 ~595.5 ~1,566
Gross propellant weight t 308.85 482.91 534.41 561.12 1,466.02
Total length m ~46.50 ~68.70 ~70.10 ~70.10 ~70.10
Max. diameter (span) m         12.20
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 3,803.3 5,889.1 7,606.6 8,127.0 24,381
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 940.4 1,539.0 1,673,5 1,765.4 4,554.4

Fairing

Total length m Dragon module
7.2 x 3.7 m
13.10 13.10 13.10 13.10
Diameter m 5.20  5.20  5.20 5.20
Total weight t ~2.5 ~2.5 ~2.5 ~2.5
Stage 2

Name

           
  Length (+ interstage) m ~10.50 ~14.00 ~15.50 ~15.50 ~15.50
Diameter m 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66
Liftoff weight t ~56.8 ~92.05 ~111.90 ~111.90 ~111.90
Propellant weight t 54.65 88.95 108.67 108.67 108.67
Engines   Merlin-IC V Merlin-1D V Merlin-1D V+ Merlin-1D V+ Merlin-1D V+
Propellant  

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Total thrust (vac) kN 520.4 805.1 934.1 934.1 934.1
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 3295 3403 3413 3413 3413
Burn time s 346 376 397 397 397
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 180.1 302.7 370.9 370.9 370.9

Stage 1

Name   B1 B3 B4 B5 B5
  Length m ~29.00 ~41.50 ~41.50 ~41.50 ~41.50
Diameter m 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66 3.66
Liftoff weight t ~269.5 ~413.7 ~447 ~475 ~475
Propellant weight t 254.20 393.96 425.74 452.45 452.45
Engines   Merlin-1C (9) Merlin-1D (9) Merlin-1D+ (9) Merlin-1D++ (9) Merlin-1D++ (9)
Propellant  

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Kerosene /LOX

Total thrust (s.l.) kN 3,803.3 5,889.1 7,606.6 8,127.0 8,127.0
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2618 2766 2829 2844 2844
Burn time (nominal) s 175 185 158.4 158.4 158.4
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 760.3 1,236.3 1,302.6 1,394.5 1,394.5

Booster

Name           2 x B5
  Length m         ~48.00
Diameter m 3.66
Liftoff weight t ~950
Propellant weight t 904.90
Engines   Merlin-1D+ (9)
Propellant  

Kerosene /LOX

Total thrust (s.l.) kN 16,254.o
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2844
Burn time (nominal) s 158.4
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 2,789.0
nominal: Full thrust and no return mode